00643nas a2200157   4500008004100000245012200041210006900163300000700232653001600239653002000255653001100275653001700286653002400303100002000327856013800347       2007                        eng d00aDung beetle assemblages in primary forest and disturbed habitats in a tropical dry forest landscape in western Mexico0 aDung beetle assemblages in primary forest and disturbed habitats  a1210aDisturbance10aIndicator group10aMexico10aScarabaeinae10atropical dry forest1 aAndresen, Ellen  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/dung-beetle-assemblages-primary-forest-and-disturbed-habitats-tropical-dry-forest-landscape-western-02886nas a2200229   4500008004100000245010000041210006900141300001000210490000600220520208200226653001702308653001802325653003202343653001602375653003102391653002502422653001802447100002002465700002402485700002102509856012602530       1999                        eng d00aDung beetle conservation: effects of habitat and resource selection (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)0 aDung beetle conservation effects of habitat and resource selecti  a75-840 v33 aThere is increasing concern about the conservation of dung beetles which are threatened by several peculiar dangers worldwide, both at the population and community level. A noticeable threat in Europe is the dramatic reduction in the number of cattle and sheep grazing in the open, which is associated with both intensive agriculture and the progressive reforestation of previously pastured areas. We studied dung beetle habitat and resource preferences at La Mandria Park (north-west Italy) which is a mosaic of open and wooded patches where domestic (cows and horses) and wild ungulates (deer and wild boar) co-exist. Scarabaeidae were numerically dominant, accounting for 61.5% of the approximately 3000 individuals sampled (Aphodiidae accounted for 32.5% and Geotrupidae for only 6%). However, when species richness was considered, Aphodiidae were dominant, with 17 of the 27 species found (Scarabaeidae with eight and Geotrupidae with two). Assuming a null hypothesis of equal probability of colonizing any habitat or faeces, we found that most species were significantly associated with one of the four dung types or with one of the two habitats considered. On average, Scarabaeidae preferred cattle dung and open habitats whereas most Aphodiidae used deer lumps and wooded habitats. In spite of the precise ecological choices observed at La Mandria, surveys from other European areas suggest that both habitat and food selection are quite flexible. From a conservation viewpoint, the ability of coprophagous beetles to choose herbivore faeces according to their availability and to select habitats that satisfy their own microclimate requirements may certainly be useful in preserving biodiversity. Agroecology, which implies some woodland and hedgerow management practices associated with pastoralism, could be the right approach to the management of the agricultural landscape. Conversely, in reforested areas, while wild ungulate populations should be preserved, some form of human disturbance, particularly clearings used for pastoralism, should also be maintained. 10aconservation10adeforestation10adomestic and wild ungulates10adung beetle10ahabitat and food selection10aregeneration mammals10aScarabaeoidae1 aBarbero, Enrico1 aPalestrini, Claudia1 aRolando, Antonio  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/dung-beetle-conservation-effects-habitat-and-resource-selection-coleoptera-scarabaeoidea00461nas a2200121   4500008004100000245007400041210006900115300001000184490000600194653001700200100001800217856010400235       2003                        eng d00aMaintaining data integrity in insect biodiversity assessment projects0 aMaintaining data integrity in insect biodiversity assessment pro  a33-440 v710aDung beetles1 aGrove, S., J.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/maintaining-data-integrity-insect-biodiversity-assessment-projects00683nas a2200169   4500008004100000245012700041210006900168300001000237490000600247653001700253100001700270700001800287700002100305700002300326700002600349856013800375       2000                        eng d00aConservation strategies for poorly surveyed taxa: a dung beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) case study from southern Africa0 aConservation strategies for poorly surveyed taxa a dung beetle C  a45-560 v410aDung beetles1 aKoch, S., O>1 aChown, S., L.1 aDavis, A., L. V.1 aEndrody-Younga, S.1 aVan Jaarsveld, A., S.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/conservation-strategies-poorly-surveyed-taxa-dung-beetle-coleoptera-scarabaeidae-case-study-southern01674nas a2200193   4500008004100000245014400041210006900185300001200254490000600266520093500272653001601207653003001223653001701253653001701270653001601287100001501303700002401318856013801342       1997                        eng d00aPossible risk posed by drift of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen to the rare dung beetle Circellium bacchus (F.) in a national park0 aPossible risk posed by drift of the insect growth regulator pyri  a215-2200 v13 aAerial drift of the juvenile hormone analogue (JHA), pyriproxyfen (Nemesis 100 ec®), used to control red scale on citrus on farms close to the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa, was suspected of causing a decline in a population of the rare dung beetle species Circellium bacchus(F.) in the Park. The effect of pyriproxyfen on fertility and egg viability, as well as larval, pupal and callow adult development of C. bacchuswas studied in a laboratory assay. Adult beetles, soil surface and the initial dung supply were exposed to pyriproxyfen applied as a spray at 10 times less than the concentration used commercially to simulate spray drift. Exposure of adult beetles to pyriproxyfen did not affect egg production or the viability of eggs, nor did the compound have adverse effects on immature development, indicating that pyriproxyfen is unlikely to be the cause of the observed population depression of C. bacchus.10adevelopment10ajuvenile hormone analogue10areproduction10aScarabaeidae10aspray drift1 aKruger, K.1 aScholtz, Clarke, H.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/possible-risk-posed-drift-insect-growth-regulator-pyriproxyfen-rare-dung-beetle-circellium-bacchus-f02446nas a2200181   4500008004100000245010100041210006900142300001200211490000600223520177700229653002102006653003302027653002702060653001102087653002102098100002502119856012002144       2001                        eng d00aArea networks for conserving Iberian insects: a case study of dung beetles (Col., Scarabaeoidea)0 aArea networks for conserving Iberian insects a case study of dun  a233-2520 v53 aPossibilities to create an efficient network of areas for the conservation of Iberian dung-beetle biodiversity were investigated. Data were taken from ‘BANDASCA’, a 15,740 record dung-beetle database with information for 101,996 specimens. The greatest species richness and phylogenetic diversity are found in the Iberian Central System cordilleras, while those of range-size rarity are in the southernmost corner of the Iberian Peninsula and in the coastal plains of the Guadalquivir basin. Additionally, broad regional score trends of these variables reach a maximum in a smaller northeastern, and a larger southeastern region (Baetic and sub-Baetic mountains). Major Central and Southern Spain dung-beetle hotspots contain many of the UTM grid cells which delimit the near-minimum-set of areas hosting maximum dung-beetle biodiversity scores. They are viewed as the nucleus of a potential network of reserves. A UTM grid cell (30TXK1) where Onthophagus albarracinus, an endemic and demographically rare species inhabits the Sierra of Albarrac ́ın and ‘Montes Universales’, was detected as an irreplaceable area. Because of recent land use changes and rapid human-induced habitat transformation threatening dung-beetle fauna, caution should be taken not to recommend an in memoriam network of areas no longer hosting a fauna extinct today. The abandoning of traditional herding management in Europe threatens the preservation of grasslands where dung- feeding beetles play a major ecological role in maintaining pasture quality and livestock health. A return to more traditional herding methods would require stable dung-beetle populations. Any insect conservation planning in Spain would benefit from more biogeographical information for other insect groups. 10ahotspots network10aIberian dung-feeding beetles10aphylogenetic diversity10ararity10aspecies richness1 aMartin-Piera, Fermin  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/area-networks-conserving-iberian-insects-case-study-dung-beetles-col-scarabaeoidea01034nas a2200193   4500008004100000245006700041210006300108300001200171490000600183520043500189653001500624653002500639653001800664653001700682653001400699653002300713100001600736856008800752       2005                        eng d00a'Inordinate fondness': a threat to beetles in south east Asia?0 aInordinate fondness a threat to beetles in south east Asia  a147-1500 v93 aA recent report on trade in stag beetles and rhinoceros beetles in Japan highlights a number of issues of considerable importance for beetle conservation resulting from such trade over much of south east Asia. The popularity of these beetles has both positive and negative effects, and there is need for more effective control and monitoring of this trade to enhance positive values and reduce likely harm to species and habitats.10aCOLEOPTERA10aHabitat conservation10aHybridisation10aInsect trade10aLucanidae10aSpecies management1 aNew, T., R.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/inordinate-fondness-threat-beetles-south-east-asia